The newspaper review for Wednesday, May 8, leads with the rescheduling of Ekiti state governorship primaries by the All Progressives Congress, Senate president's warning to oil firms not to induce lawmakers among other stories.

Punch has reported that the All Progressives Congress has cancelled Ekiti governorship primary election and ordered that a fresh one should be held on Friday, May 11.

This was the outcome of a marathon meeting of the National Working Committee of the party, which was held late on Monday and ended on Tuesday.

The national publicity secretary of the APC Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, announced the party’s decision at a press briefing at the party’s national secretariat, in Abuja, on Tuesday.

He told newsmen that the party considered the report submitted to it by the Governor Tanko Al-Makura-led panel sent to conduct the exercise.

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Vanguard reports that the presidency, yesterday said that President Muhammadu Buhari who is on a four-day trip to the United Kingdom, where he will see his doctors did not need to transmit a letter to the Senate and the House of Representatives before embarking on such a trip.

This came as Femi Adesina, spokesman of President Buhari, yesterday, said there was no cause to worry over Buhari’s health condition.

The senior special assistant to the president on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang said President Buhari was still on duty, but only going for medical attention.

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This Day reports that as the National Assembly commences legislation on the outstanding aspects of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), Senate President Bukola Saraki Tuesday warned international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the country and the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) not to induce lawmakers during the consideration and passage of the Fiscal and Host Communities Bills – the fiscal and host community components of the omnibus PIB legislation – before the National Assembly.

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The Nation reports that leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the southwest yesterday intervened in the controversial shadow election to pick the party’s candidate for the July 14 Ekiti State governorship election.

Last Saturday’s election was disrupted. After reviewing the report of the Electoral Committee led by Nasarawa State Governor Tanko Al-Makura, the party leadership yesterday cancelled the Saturday exercise and fixed Friday for a fresh primary.